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No. 864,847. PATENTED SEPT. 3, 1907.

L. KAHN & R. CHRIST.

BRACKET.

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LAZARD KAHN AND RINEHART CHRIST, OF HAMILTON,

STOVE COMPANY,

OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO 'TI-IE ESTATE OF HAMILTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OFOHIO.

BRACKET.

Speeieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1907.

Application filed March 27, 1906. Serial No. 308,347.

To all 'whom il may concern:

Beit known that we, LAZARD KAHN and RINEHART Cnnrs'r, ci tizeus of theUnited States, residing at Hamilton, Ohio, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Brackets, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to brackets adapted `to support hot closets oncooking ranges or stoves or for other purposes, and the objects of ourimprovement are to provide interchangeable brackets adapted to supporteither end of the closet; to construct the brackets of a plural numberof interlocking members; to provide that the plated surface may be moreor less extensive as desired; and to provide such form of constructionas will secure the greatest strength and efficiency with the leastweight of material. These objects are attained in the followingdescribed manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :h

Figure 1, is an end elevation and Fig. 2, a front elevation of a bracketembodying our improvement, as ap plied to a range and supporting a hotcloset thereover; Fig'. 3, an isometrical view of the reversible bracketfor supporting the closet; Fig. 4, a longitudinal section of portions ofthe bracket; Figs. 5 and 6, plans of the respective interlockingportions of the bracket braces, and Fig. 7, a cross section of thebracket on the line a-a of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, 1 represents a hot closet provided with a verticallyswinging door 2 and supported at its respective ends on cooking range 01stove 3 by means of brackets 4. Back wall 5 of sheet metal secured tothe brackets maintain them in lateral vertical position.

Similar brackets ll are interchangeably adapted to support the ends ofthe closet. They each consist oi a single bar of iron of which themiddle portion 'forms a vertical standard 17 and the end portions beingturned at right angles thereto form the horizontal top and bottom bars15 and 1G of an open frame which is provided with a curved brace formedof separable members 18 and 19 secured to the frame and subtending theangles thereof. Said member 1S of the brace is provided at one end witha licei 21 adapted to form a seat for the contiguous end portion of bar16 which. is secured thereto by m cans of rivet 22. The other end ofsaid member terminates in a tongue 23 provided with a bolt hole 24.Member 19 of the brace is provided at one end with a heel 25 similar toheel 21 and which is adapted to form a seat .for the contiguous endportion of bar 15 which is secured thereto by means of a rivet 26. Theother end of member 19 is provided with a double heel 27 which forms aplane seat for the middle portion of standard 17 which is securedthereto by means of a rivet or bolt 28. A longitudinal groove 29 isformed in the face of the member 19 opposite heel 27 thereon and whichis adapted to detachably engage with tongue 23. Said tongue may beremovably secured within the groove by means of bolt 2S being insertedthrough hole 24; therein. When completed the brackets resemble one-halfof a square and of a circle inscribed therein, and they may 4be securedto the closet and to the top oi' the range by means of bolts in theordinary manner. Said brackets being similar to each other and alsoalike at both ends they may be used interchangeably or in reversed positions as desired, or the braces may be secured in the frames in reversedpositions.

The vertical standard and horizontal bars of the bracket frame arepreferably lormed of a single bar of wrought iron. The curved braces arepreferably formed of cast iron, and being formed of separate membersinstead of in a single casting a fewer number oi' castings are defectiveand less brcakage'occurs in handling them. The upper member of the bracebeing substantially concealed from view by the closet, the nickel linishmay be omitted therefrom and entirely confined to the lower member ofthe brace which effects a material saving in cost of production. Theheels on the brace members increase the rigidity and strength of thebrackets and add to the appearance of the openings therein.

Having fully described our improvement what we claim as our inventionand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:-

l. A' bracket having in combination a vertical standard provided withhorizontal bars projecting in the same direction from the respectiveextremities thereof, similar braces removably secured to and extendingfrom the ends of the bars to the middle portion of the standard. the endportion of one of said braces overlapping the contiguous end por tion ofthe other, and a bolt for removably securing the contiguous portions ofthe braces together and to the standard.

2. A bracket consistingY o1' the assemblage of a frame consisting of astandard provided with bars projecting in the same perpendiculardirection from its respective ends, similar braces provided respectivelywith a dillerent finish and extending' from the ends of the bars to themiddle portion of the standard, the end of one brace overlapping thecontiguous end o1 the other, and means for securing the braces to thestandard and to the bars.

3. The combination of a standard provided with bars ex tending at rightangles from its respective ends in the same direction, a curved bracesecured to the middle portion of the standard and to the end portion ofthe bars, said brace consisting of two members having a tongue andgroove connection.

4. The combination o1' a bracket frame consisting of a standard providedwith end bars extending in the same direction and at right anglestherefrom, brace members adapted to subtend the respective angles andformed with :i tongue and groove connection, and means for securing saidmembers to the frame.

5. The combination of a bracket frame consisting of a standard providedwith end bars extending in the same direction and at right anglestherefrom, curved brace members adapted to snbtend the respectiveangles, said members being respectively provided with a tongue and a 10groove adapted to detachably engage with each other, and also providedwith heels contiguous to the frame, and means for securing said membersto the frame.

LAZARD KAHN. RINEHART CHRIST.

Witnesses Tiros` C. RATCLIFF, ROBERT S. CARR.

